Testing...

Tried cleaning off the lens... did it work?


It appears so. Therefore, let me explain. This my friends, is my-- or rather the kids' playroom. The towels on the floor are my attempt to start picking things up and take them downstairs. One towel is for dishes... yeah, what happened to the no-food-upstairs rule??? The other towel is for dirty clothes. WHY do I not just dress my kids downstairs!!!?? Pink splotch on right side of window, Sadie's artistic creativity... the girls in this family suffer from artistic differences... her art is everywhere else too. Child #3 in photo is my friends child... you know the one who I mentioned swapping with... tomorrow is my free day and I am doing the gym then lunch with Meg. Ahh sweet, temporary freedom!!

Watching the Grass Grow

Yep sure looks like the kids might have messed up my lens. GAH!! Is nothing safe? Anywho, here is the grass growing.

Memory Lane

I got this off of a friends blog and as she said I also lack the creative ability to come up with something like this on my own, so please play along.



MEMORY LANE
This will be fun! This is just too fun to pass up. Here are the directions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! I guess good or bad, but be nice!!!!!!!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Backyard is started!!!

Yesterday, our backyard finally got hydro-seeded! YAY! For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about... we had grass seed mixed with a bunch of green fibrous goo laid in our backyard, so in a couple weeks the kids can go out and play on the grass. Before this time they can really only play on the trampoline (which we got because our kids never got outside). They could play in the dirt, but I really discourage this because I really only like to bathe them Saturday nights. OK I bathe them more, but I try to as seldom as possible and playing out in the dirt just sounds like a lot more work for ME!

My mom and sis-in-law were here again last night and stayed the night sans niece who is now up at college. Poor thing thinks she was just dumped in the middle of nowhere... well, she is in the middle of nowhere, but she was hardly dumped. Mom and sis-in-law kindly took everything into her dorm for her instead of leaving it on the curb. No worries, ABA... you are LOVED!!

I am off to take pics of hydro-seeding so you can all educate yourselves. Will post them in a bit!!

Not Quite Ready to Show Photos, but...

As of today, I have lost 3 lbs. I know it's not much but it's a start. Eventually, I will post photos (took two today in my gym clothes). But I would like to post them, when I have some visible improvement to show, even if it's the teeniest amount.

Last night, my mom, sis-in-law and niece stayed with us on their way to take niece to college in Idaho. We got some really cute pics and I will post them when I have them. Unfortunately none were taken on my camera and by the time we got it the photo opp was gone... Sadie was done.

So folks, lots of photos coming... keep checking in!!

Keep us in your prayers, please!

Whoever might read this might already know that my sweet hubby has been out of a job for a month now. However, he has had little jobs here and there he has done, so we have been able to stay afloat financially. It has been stressful, but I have handled it amazingly well thus far. Well, today we discovered his dream job has opened up at the Dept. of Transportation. Ok, it's not really his dream job, but it's as close as were going to get while he is still in school.

So anyone who reads this please keep us in your prayers, as we felt we have been guided by an Unseen Hand to this place in our lives. And we have faith that it hasn't been just our imaginations.